New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-03
This ended tie srenbs and ali The convcts ran for cover
MOUNT DESERT ISLAND.
OPENING 4 BUSY SEASON AT BAR HARBoR.
EARLY ARRIVALS AT HOTELS AND C0TTAGEs-
MANY GUESTS FLOCKING IN.

EARLY ARRIVALS AT HOTELS AND C0TTAGEsr-
MANY GUESTS FL0cKING IN.
BAR HARBoR, Me-, July 1.-The busiest, most
brilliant and most successful season ever Witnessed %
the seaside is dawning on this place Everything
In being prepared welcome the thousands OF 0uriss
who are expected this month. Hotels being en-
lsrged and newly furnished, houses cleaned and
furniture set Ia its proper place, lswns watered.
plants and trees :rtistcal set out and even families
who have houses to let sithdrawing into attics,
Easements and woodsheds to drag out an unsettled
summer existence while festive troops OF city folks
fill the parlcrs sitting and chambers. Land
lords merchants and workmen vie with each other In
completing the great amount OF work to be done
before the grand rush Telephone. water and
light companies stretching their wires and
LAYING pipes all about the town. and 1T this time
laborers by the roadside obliged to push their
work with all possible expedition to keep out OF the
way of rusticators who have copyrighted in Largo
numbers
Two new hotels have been built, while nearly al
have been enlarged new apartments added. Be.
sdes there are many cottages to be rented many Of
which are already engaged. This great Increase In
buildings many other thngs- more lawns taste
fully laid out, fine horses and carriages canoes
boats and the like The facilities OF reaching NJ
Desert by water and rail tar better this than any
previous season. This means an increase in the num-
Der OF visitors last year. About SOO people have
already arrived enjoying themselves IN their
newly built residences in the hotels. The old
custom so prevalent among summer visitors 10 delay
their coming until forced cut Of the cities BY beat and
buste seems this year to have been part abolished
Through the desire OF many 10 ENJOY me beauties Oh
the seaside in the early morn Of the season
The Belmont, Rcdick, Newport, Grand CenHai ana
Louisburg Hotels have opened their doors 70 large
number Of guests VIII, have recently arrived.
Tho season Of social brillianoy and eayety will not
be attained before the first OF August, but many
thousands will make their visit in July.
Many ages now astir with theif busy occn-
pants Those Th. hayy sSs ate and as
Sea, Ashbourne, Penn; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Duggns
New-York Miss Josephine Bailey and Mics Marie
n, Philadelphia Mrs William Tod Helmuth, New:
Yorc Admiral Steedman Boston: Lieutenant and
Mrs. W. r. Edgerton, West Point, n. Y; Mr.: and Mrs
Charles Dennlson New;fork Cap'saiu Se Hsa.n
New-York Mrs Quincy Thorndlke. Boston; Misses
Gurnee and Mr.. A. c. Gurnee. New: Yorki John H.
b. c.
Recent arrivals include n s. shaler, professor in
Harvard College DE- G ,u, W. lee y NsT-iS %r.
Ed~ ard Wharton. Miss Rebeeca l. Burton, pbilsdct
pha W. r. Draper, W. II. L. Lee. New,York o;J
phia Z. Post, New-York; Robert Nelson and Mis-
Florence Nelson. Philadelphia Mr.. Henry W.
Haynes Boston; r. B. scott and 0. \: S'ott, Wash,
Samuel F. Barr. Harrisburg Penn:
M,s char,s; penn, ;S Who Is now pending h
month to Ill professional engagement in Chicago
Mr.. Turner. the artist from Florence, Italy, will be
at Bar Aarbor this summer
Colonel James L. Christie, of Washington, ID. c.,
Sergeantat Arms OF the United States Senatej
General John Underwood Of Kentucky; Colonel
Pond of Topeka, Kan, and Coouel Frost, of Lynn,
Mass. have recently been at Bar Harbor.
Among the early guests at Bal Harbor Is Mr. w: A.
Bryan OF Washington. ID. c.. who is making his first
visit 10 Mt Desert Mr. Bryan was chief OF the Post
Office Inspection b. reas under Lincoln and has been
stationed abroad for many gears.
Ex-Secretary Manning will enjoy the sea breezes
with President Cleveland at Northeast Harbor Nc
Cleveland will be the guest OF Erastus Corning Mr.
Manning " ill stop at the Kimball House.